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Busan's major hotels are clustered around the Haeundae and Gwangan beach neighborhoods and Seomyeon in the city center. There's also a hotel information desk at the airport though advance reservations are advised during the busy months of July and August and during the film festival in October, when prices creep up.
The Angel is centrally located, a short walk from the Seomyeon subway interchange, and offers great value for the money. The expansive white mural (an angel?) on the hotel's exterior may not be everyone's idea of good taste, but rooms are comfy, well-furnished, and equipped with free Wi-Fi. The lobby décor is very basic but the friendly staff and the café out front (with pizza, pasta, and Western-style breakfasts) is good.
This smaller hotel has more of a boutique feel to it than Busan's other mid-range options. Sparely decorated rooms are light, spacious, and equipped with expansive, state-of-the-art bathrooms (including some impressive electronic toilet seats). Wi-Fi is free and laptops come with the room. There aren't a lot of amenities in the area around the hotel, but it's close to the subway and only a stop or two from the nightlife scenes at Kyungsung and Gwangalli Beach.
Though they've cleaned up and turned over a new leaf, you can still get a sense of the Elysee's past life as a love motel in the structure's fairy-tale castle façade and space-themed ceilings. While the décor is slightly dated, rooms are large and comfortable. All have free lan Internet access and many are equipped with computers. The friendly manager speaks English and is a good source of information on the area; the hotel is a short walk from the busy Nampo-dong shopping area and Busan Tower. While it's not luxurious, the Elysse does offer a great location at great price.
Just a five-minute walk from the UN Memorial Cemetery, this hotel offers nice, comfortable rooms for a very good price. They don't get a lot of foreigners, but they speak enough English to supply you with the basics.
